List of foramina of the human body

This article lists foramina that occur in the human body.

The human skull has numerous openings (foramina), through which cranial nerves, arteries, veins, and other structures pass.

These foramina vary in size and number, with age.

[1][2] Within the vertebral column (spine) of vertebrates, including the human spine, each bone has an opening at both its top and bottom to allow nerves, arteries, veins, etc.

to pass through.